Hot Keys

Table 18 Hot key combinations.
Hot Key Function Where to Press
1 or Ctrl+Shift+1 Switch viewpoint to front 3D View window
Ctrl+1 Switch viewpoint to back 3D View window
3 or Ctrl+Shift+3 Switch viewpoint to left 3D View window
Ctrl+3 Switch viewpoint to right 3D View window
7 or Ctrl+Shift+7 Switch viewpoint to top 3D View window
Ctrl+7 Switch viewpoint to bottom 3D View window
5 (numpad) or Ctrl+5 Toggle between perspective and orthogonal views 3D View window
F7 Start scanning (activate Preview mode) Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Space Toggle between Preview and Record modes Scan panel
F8 Open Multicapture panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
F9 Open Autopilot Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+G Start automatic processing (don’t confuse with Autopilot) Anywhere exc. modal dialog
F10 Call Settings dialog Anywhere exc. modal dialog
F11 Show/hide Workspace panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+Alt+L Show/hide Log window Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+Shift+S Save screenshot Anywhere
Ctrl+N Create new project Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+S Save project Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+O Open existing project Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+Shift+O Open existing project with scans unloaded (to save memory) Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+I Import 3D files Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+Shift+E Export meshes Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+Alt+H Clear command history Anywhere exc. modal dialog
F Fit to view 3D View window
H Home 3D View window
G Display/hide coordinate axis grid. 3D View window
L Turn on/off lighting 3D View window
N Display/hide normals 3D View window
B Display/hide boundaries 3D View window
F1 Open web manual Anywhere
Ctrl+F1 Open local User Guide file Anywhere
Ctrl+T Open Tools panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+L Open Align panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
1 Display aligned scans/models Align panel
2 Display unaligned scans/models Align panel
3 Display all scans selected for alignment Align panel
Shift Manually align scans Align panel
Space and Backspace Switch between point sets/pairs Align panel → points
Space Confirm creation of point set Align panel → Complex
Ctrl+B Open Fix holes panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+R Open Repair panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+M Open Measures panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+U Open Texture panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
Ctrl+E Open Editor panel Anywhere exc. modal dialog
P Start Positioning tool Editor panel
T Start Transformation tool Editor panel
T Enable Translate transformation EditorTransformation
R Enable Rotate transformation EditorTransformation
S Enable Scale transformation EditorTransformation
X Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) X axis EditorTransformation → any mode → 3D View
Y Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) Y axis EditorTransformation → any mode → 3D View
Z Translate (rotate/scale) the model along (around/in direction of) Z axis EditorTransformation → any mode → 3D View
S Start Smoothing brush Editor panel
E Start Eraser tool Editor panel
Ctrl+Shift+Scroll Wheel Move cutoff plane Editor panel → cutoff-plane selection
D Start Defeature brush Editor panel
Ctrl+[ and Ctrl+] or Scroll Wheel Change tool size Editor panel → any tool
Ctrl+Alt+LMB Invert selection of 3D regions Editor panel → any tool → 3D View
Ctrl+Alt+LMB Select one scan and deselect the rest Workspace panel
Ctrl+LMB Select one scan and deselect the rest Workspace panel, first column
Shift+Alt+LMB Select/deselect scan Workspace panel
Ctrl+A Select all scans/models or frames Workspace panel
Ctrl+D Deselect all scans/models Workspace panel
Ctrl+Alt+A Invert selection of scans/models Workspace panel
F2 Rename scan/model Workspace panel
Ctrl+P Start/stop playback scan frames Workspace panel
Del Delete selected frames/scans Workspace panel (including surface list)